4+1 pathways
More bang for your buckEarn both a bachelors and masters degree in five years
The 4 + 1 pathways allows undergrad students to begin working towards their masters degree during their senior year. With one additional year of school work students will earn a masters degree.
MBA programsEarn an MBA from Spears no matter what college you are in.
Business to business
Today’s successful managers must be able to excel on multiple levels. At OSU, the MBA program is designed to integrate the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to help you achieve your career goals.
CAS2MBA
The OSU College of Arts and Sciences and Spears School of Business Accelerated MBA program allows students to finish a master's degree in Business Administration within a year of completing a bachelor's degree. This pathway unlocks future opportunities for management and eliminates the challenge of going back to school after launching into a career.
Industrial Engineering Management+MBA
Your Industrial Engineering undergrad degree is ABET accredited and gives you outstanding technical credentials. It also puts you on an accelerated path to complete the MBA degree which has the highest AACSB accreditation in business.
Business analytics and data science programs
Business to MS BAnDS
Students currently enrolled in select undergraduate degree programs at OSU can become eligible to begin the Masters in Business Analytics and Data Science graduate degree program during their senior year.
CAS2BAnDS
The OSU College of Arts and Sciences and Spears School of Business Accelerated MSBAnDS program allows students to finish a master's degree in Business Analytics and Data Science in as little as on year of completing a bachelor's degree. This pathway unlocks robust career opportunity for analyst and data scientist positions and eliminates the challenge of going back to school after launching into a career.
Industrial Engineering Management+BAnDS
Do you want to apply advanced analytics and data science concepts to design, build, operate and improve production systems as well as the bottom line of the business enterprise? The Accelerated Entry Masters in Business Analytics and Data Science for Industrial Engineering Management students is what you are seeking.
Mechanical Engineering+MS BAnDS
Students currently enrolled in the mechanical engineering undergraduate degree program 4+1 structure expedites the graduate program completion timeline and unlocks a robust skill set that our alumni have used to enhance their career trajectories, impact in organizations and overall influence as business professionals.
Spears Business programs
BSBA HTM to MS HTM
For more information about the HTM 4+1 contact Dr. Willie Tao, Assistant Professor and MS-HTM Graduate Coordinator.
BSBA MIS to MS MIS
For more information about the MIS 4+1 contact the MSIS department
BSBA in Finance to MSQF
For more information about the Quantitative Finance 4+1 contact Dr. Allissa Lee.